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International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994[DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLICATION 10145] TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYPOLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS IN 1993 1Political Will and Corruption 3Chemical Controls 4Money Laundering 5Demand Reduction 6United Nations 7Cocaine 8Opium and heroin 9Next Steps 12Methodology 14Status of Potential Worldwide Production 16Cultivation and Production Charts 19UN Convention signatories 22Country Summaries 27FY 1993-1995 FISCAL SUMMARYAND FUNCTIONAL BUDGET 60LEGISLATIVE BASIS FOR THE INCSR 62INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Caracas has a lively and competitive press with seven daily newspapers. There are two major papers, El Universal and El Nacional, which feature in-depth coverage of Caracas and foreign news. Caracas also has an English-language newspaper, The Daily Journal, which publishes opinions of well-known U.S. columnists and uses wire services as its principal sources of news. The Wall Street Journal can be received via mail subscription. Some 20 magazines are published in Venezuela, and international versions of Newsweek and Time are available locally, as well as many other U.S. magazines. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The major Spanish-language dailies published in Santo Domingo are Listin Diario, Ultima Hora, Hoy, El Caribe, El Nuevo Diario, El Nacional, and La Nación. Listin Diario and Ultima Hora are the only Sunday editions. The weekly English-language Santo Domingo News caters to tourists. Some of these papers subscribe to Associated Press, United Press International, or other international news services. The publications listed are available from street vendors, newsstands, or by subscription. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
In December 2002 the People’s National Movement (PNM) formed a government under PM Manning. This ended a year long standoff between the PNM and the United National Congress (UNC) after the previous election ended in an 18-18 Parliamentary split and all attempts at a compromise government failed. The PNM was founded in 1958 under the leadership of Dr. Eric Williams. Dr. Williams in 1962 became the first Prime Minister of the newly independent country, continuing in office until his death in 1981. In 1986 the PNM was swept out of office by the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), led by A.N.R. Robinson. In 1991, the PNM returned to power only to be defeated in 1995 by the UNC, in coalition with the small National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) party. The coalition formed a government, with Basdeo Panday of the UNC as Prime Minister.In November 1995, the United National Congress (UNC), in coalition with the small National Alliance for Reconstruction ... [Read More]
Other Multi-Lateral Organizations & Programs
The United Nations is one of the most experienced global providers of anti-money laundering (AML) training and technical assistance. The United Nations Global Programme against Money Laundering (GPML), part of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was established in 1997 to assist Member States to comply with the UN Conventions and other instruments that deal with money laundering. These now include the United Nations Convention against Trafficking in Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (the Vienna Convention), the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (the Palermo Convention), which entered into force on April 10, 2003, and the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which was opened for signature in Mérida, Mexico, in December, 2003. GPML is the focal point for AML within the UN system and provides technical assistance and training in the development of related legislation, infrastructure and skills, directly assisting Me ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Grenada has a few local weekly publications that are confined to events occurring in Grenada and on other Caribbean islands. International news is often editorialized and takes a backseat to interisland gossip. Weekly newspapers are The Grenadian Voice, The Informer, The Grenadian Guardian (GULP), The Grenada Tribune (NDC), and The Indies Times (MBPM). The Embassy receives the International Herald Tribune from London and an occasional U.S.A. Today out of Miami as well as Barbadian newspapers that are received sporadically and are many days late. The current Latin American editions of Time and Newsweek are sold in bookshops and supermarkets; certain popular U.S. magazines (Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, McCall’s, and New Woman) are also available but are at least 1-month old and stocks of these are unreliable. ... [Read More]
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